Officials from the new Vado Speedway Park in Vado, N.M., have released a tentative schedule of events for the 2019 racing season.

“We met with the construction team earlier this month and we are on track for opening night in March 2019,” said General Manager Rue Stone who will oversee operations at the all-new, state-of-the-art motorsports complex in the New Mexico desert. “We are getting a lot of exposure from all over the country from fans, sponsors and sanctioning bodies, and we are excited to get the season underway.

“This is yet another reason why Royal Jones and his family are so respected in the racing community—and deservedly so,” Stone added. “Few, if any, have done what Royal has for dirt track racers and fans. He means the world to dirt track racing and to me personally.”

The same classes that competed on Saturday nights last year at the now-shuttered Southern New Mexico Speedway will be competing at the Vado Speedway Park, and there are no significant rules changes in any of the weekly classes.

Modifieds, Stock Cars and X-Mods (B-Mods) will be sanctioned by the USRA and compete for Summit USRA Weekly Racing Series national, regional and track points. The Legend Cars will again be sanctioned by INEX.

With a robust schedule of events, Sun Valley Hardware USRA Stock Cars top the list with 41 appearances throughout the season and each driver’s best 30 starts will apply toward the season points championship. Hacienda Carpet & Tile USRA X-Mods have 28 nights penciled in and 22 shows will count toward final track points.

American Documents & Dent Works Super Trucks, Casa Nissan Legend Cars and Clayton Donnelly Roofing Claimers each have 25 nights of racing. Rancho Milagro USRA Modifieds will be on the card for 24 nights. All four classes will apply the driver’s best 20 finishes during the 2019 campaign.

Twenty race nights have the Anthony Sosa Roofing Late Models scheduled and 18 of those apply toward the track championship. With 21 nights of Lucas Oil POWRi 305 Winged Sprint Car action, 18 best starts will count toward the title chase.

Open wheel madness will be in full force at the Vado Speedway Park in 2019. The Lucas Oil POWRi/NMMRA 360 Non-Wing Sprint Cars will make seven stops while the ASCS Southwest Region 360 Winged Sprint Cars will each be in action four nights and the United States Modified Touring Series for three evenings.

ASCS Southwest Region 360 Winged Sprint Cars make their first appearance on Saturday and Sunday, May 25-26, for the annual Salute to Indy and return Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 for the Border Tour.

The USMTS and Rancho Milagro USRA Modifieds will headline the 2nd Annual Short Track Shootout on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 3-5.

The POWRi Lucas Oil National Midget League will join Mod Lites for their debut and only appearance of the year during the season-ending inaugural Turkey Bowl on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29-30.